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No. 6|2.49I. Patented Oct. I8, |898,

J. J. ECK.

BROM HEAD.

(Application tiled Nov. 5, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 612,491, dated October18, 1898.

Application iiled November 5, 1897. Serial No. 657,497. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. ECK, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Broom-Heads, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has for its object to provide a new and improvedbroom-head having a reversible handle-bail; and to accomplish thisobject the present invention consists in the features of constructionand in the combination or arrangement of parts hereinafter described andclaimed, reference beingmade to the vaccompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a plan view of a broom having a head constructed accordingto my invention. Fig. 2 is aseotional view taken on the line on, Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a detail view of a plate which fits upon, embraces, andconstitutes a part of the wooden broom-head'. Fig. 4 is a detail view ofone of the Scrapers, and Fig. 5 is a detail sectional elevation of thehandle-bail.

A broom is shown with bristles at 1 and a head at 2. This head istransversely bored at one or more suitable points for the recep-v tionof a suitable number of bolts or fastenings 3. l

A plate 4, adapted to sit on head 2, has oppositely-located flanges 5 atsuitable points.

These flanges are adapted to sit against opposite sides of head 2. withiianges 7.

The plate-flanges 5 and scraper-flanges 7 being perforated to correspondto the bore of head 2 a bolt 3 in said bore and perforations will securethe plate and scrapers to the head. Two bolts 3 are shown in thedrawings.

The broom-head plate 4 is formed With upwardly-projeeting bearing-lugs 8and with a toothed segment 9 centrally between saidlugs. The pivots 10on the ends of the handle-bail 11 are mounted in the bearing-lugs 8, andthe bail is provided at its handleesocket 12 with a bolt 13, havingactuating or withdrawing handle 14 and normally held by spring 15 inposition to engage the lookin g or holding teeth 9. Such engagementkeeps the handle-bail 11 in required position.

The tapped bail-socket 12 is adapted for the Scrapers 6 are providedreception of a threaded ferrule 16 of handle 17, so that when the latteris broken it can be detached or unscrewed and another handle applied, orferrule 16 can be applied to any other or new handle.

As seen in Fig. 4i, the Scrapers have receding cuts 18. Theplate-flanges 5 and scraperflanges 7 being made to overlap, the cuts 18at the proper places allow the plate-flanges 5 to sit toward the head 2,the flanges 5, when received or seated in the cuts 18 and engaged bybolts 3, holding the plate 4t firmly in place.

When the bristles are worn off at one side, the handle can be reversedby engaging bolt 13 to different teeth of segment 9. broom is worn out,the det-aching of the plate L1,with handle, and their application toanother broom is readily effected by the bolts 3.

The scrapers 6 or their flanges might be permancntly secured to thebroomor to head 2, or secured independently of plate 4; but a commonfastening 3 for the plate and scrapers is practical. In place of havingcuts 18 in the scraper the head or wood 2 might be cutaway to seat theflanges 5 of plate 4. When the scrapers are detachable, but one scraper6 need be applied to the broom, as in case of `the reversing of thehandle the scraper can be reversed or transposed from one side to theother of the broom-head.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination with a broom-head having transverse bores, of abroom-head plate having upwardly-projecting bearing-lugs anddownwardly-projectin gside flanges which em.n brace the broom-head, ascraper-plate resting against one of the side flanges of the broomheadplate, tie-bolts passing through the scraper-plate, the broom-head andthe side flanges of the broom-head plate, and a handle-bail pivotallymounted on the said bearing-lugs, substantially as and for the purposesdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set If theI my hand in the presenceof two subscribing

